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"Hmm... what to do?"

I found a mobile phone today - same model as my own, a Sony CMD-J70.

It was just sitting on a wall as I walked past. It doesn't have a SIM card in it, so I don't know if it's been nicked or what.

I don't know whether to hand it in to the police or get unlocked and make use of it/flog it.

If I hand it in, I don't think it stands any chance of getting back to the owner - more likely it'll get scrapped or remain unclaimed and some copper will keep it for himself.

Or I can get it unlocked (it's on the dodgy Vodafone network) and either flog it or use it for spare parts... a spare battery would be nice, and save me buying one for £30-40.

Hmm...?

DébUK wrote:
> Hand it in, I had my bag stolen or lost at a night club the other
> week. Luckily my friend had my phone in HER bag,

How many times do you have to tell people that story?!

El Blokey wrote:
> No SIM, so you may as well just hand it in. Don't be a w*nker for
> once.

Ooh, that's a bit uncalled for isn't it?

Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Besides, spare parts? Since when has anyone's battery actually
> stopped working?

Always handy to have one fully charged spare, in case you have to dash out and don't have time to charge it. :-)

Mr Snuggly wrote:
> *conviently forgets fact that he found a Casio keyboard on a wall at a
> bus station not so long ago, but it didn't work so it's okay*

Ah, right. Well, as the phone doesn't work (no SIM), that's okay too! :-)

Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Funnily enough, 'Finders Keepers' doesn't stand up in court.

What about Findus Kippers? I reckon they would stand up in court. Only if they were frozen, though - a bit limp when defrosted.

When *cough* someone *cough* dropped thier mobile down the toilet.

Besides, spare parts? Since when has anyone's battery actually stopped working?

Hand it in, I had my bag stolen or lost at a night club the other week. Luckily my friend had my phone in HER bag, so I only lost £6! I would still have been grateful if it had been handed in (lucky my friends lent me the money for my taxi home!) I

believe in Karma (or however you spell it)- what goes around, comes around!

Why would someone steal a phone and keep just the sim card?

I agree with Snuggly. If you hand it in, you can have a clear conscience. If you keep it, you're a bad little boy.

Fair enough, it doesn't have a SIM card, so who knows if it's already been stolen or whatever, but still. Imagine if it was YOUR phone!

And think about this - what if somebody was mugged for that phone. Won't do you any good if you're found with a phone somebody was stabbed for, eh? Eh? Eh? I rest my case.

Whether or not I'd keep it is a totally different story though...